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Job Stress and Self-perceived Fatigue in Korean Farmers  

Lee, Ki-Hyun (Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Koh, Sang-Baek (Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Kang, Dong-Mug (Department of Preventive and Occupational Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University)
Chung, Jin-Joo (Korean Women's Institute, Ewa Womans University)
Kim, Hyoung-Ryoul (Department of Preventive Medicine, Industrial Medical Center, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, In-Ah (Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University)
Lee, Kyung-Suk (National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration)
Hyun, Sook-Jung (Korean Health Promotion Foundation)
Lee, Kang-Myoung (Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Yoon, Jin-Ha (Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Kim, Sung-Kyung (Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Cho, In-Jung (Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Choi, Jung-Kyu (Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Oh, Sung-Soo (Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Cha, Bong-Suk (Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Chang, Sei-Jin (Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
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Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine / v.23, no.2, 2011 , pp. 213-224 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: A growing body of research has documented that job stress has a pivotal role in developing adverse health outcomes. However, little is known about the relationship between farmers'job stress and health outcomes. This study was undertaken to identify the relationship between job stress and selfperceived fatigue in Korean farmers. Methods: A total of 526 Korean farmers were asked to participate in this study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess the participants'general characteristics, job stress and self-perceived fatigue. Job stress was measured using a forty-eight item Farm Stressor Inventory (FSI), and the self-perceived fatigue was estimated by Multidimensional Fatigue Scale (MFS). Binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between job stress and self-perceived fatigue. Results: The result showed that job stress was associated with self-perceived fatigue. For the farmers with high job stress, the risk of self-perceived fatigue was more likely to increase compared to those with low job stress. For males, labor intensity (OR, 3.88; 95% CI, 1.91~7.89), job environment (OR, 2.45; 95% CI, 1.22~4.93), social support (OR, 2.10; 95% CI, 1.07~4.13), social isolation (OR, 2.45; 95% CI, 1.15~5.60), financial problems (OR, 3.25; 95% CI, 1.53~6.91), uncertainty (OR, 2.48; 95% CI, 1.30~4.75) and health problems (OR, 5.77; 95% CI, 2.46~13.53) were associated with self-perceived fatigue. For females, job environment (OR, 2.23; 95% CI, 1.22~4.08), social isolation (OR, 2.08; 95% CI, 1.05-4.15), physical environment & weather condition (OR, 2.61; 95% CI, 1.33~5.12), financial problems (OR, 2.87; 95% CI, 1.55~5.32), uncertainty (OR, 3.65; 95% CI, 1.95~6.83) and health problems (OR, 3.38; 95% CI, 1.57~7.27) were associated with self-perceived fatigue. Conclusions: This result suggests that farmers' job stress plays a role in the development of fatigue, and job stressors related to fatigue are slightly different according to gender.
Keywords
Agriculture; Farmer; Job stress; Fatigue;
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